Flying-machine.



0.. HASELAU. FLYING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILE? MAYB, 1909. RENEWED 00T. 21, 1910. 991,846. PatentedMay 9, 1911.

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0. HASELAU.

FLYING MACHINE. APPLIoATIoN FILED MAY s, 190e. RENEWED v00.11. 21, 1910.

Patented May 9, 19.11.

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o. HASELAU. FLYING MACHINE. APPLIG'ATI) N ULED MAY 3, 1909. RBNEWED 00T.21, 1910. 991,846. i

Patented May 9, 1911.

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o'r'ro HASELALL rornnw YORK, N. Y.

FLYING,MACHINE.

.application sied may 3, 1909, seri-a1 1115.493573.

To all whom 'it 'may concern:

I invented certain new Be it known' that I, O'I'ro HAsELAU, a citizen ofthe UnitedStates of America, residing in New York, in the borough oftheBronx, county and State of New York, have and useful Improve- 'ments inFlying-Machines,of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an improved flying machine which isconstructed on the basis of a double aeroplane and provided withlaterally-extending Wings having auto matically-adjustable feathers andthe usual propelling and steering devices; and the invention consistsof-a iying machine comprising a rectangular supporting center-x frameclosed at the top and bottom, converging frames extending at both sidesofthe center-frame, and tapering frontand rearframes for the front andrear steering planes, the laterally-extending side-frames being providedwith a plurality of tiltable feathers that are automatically operatedfrom the motor-frame which is suspended from the/ center-frame so as toswing laterally, but

` which is prevented from swinging in a directionat right angles theretoinl connection with intermediate. actuating mechanismg.

The invention consists further of the con? nection with the motor-frameand motor of' a propeller, the shaft of which 'is connected `with the-moto'r-shaft; and the invention consists lastly of certain details ofconstruc-` tion and combinations of parts whichvwill be fully describedhereinafter, and finally pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents a perspective view ofmy 'improved aeroplane flying machine, Fig. 2 is a verticallongitudinalsection on line 2, ,2, Fig. l, Fig. 3 is a Yvertical transverse sectionon line 3, 3, Fig. 2, Fig. 4 is a detail section of the adjustablefeathers located in the lateralf extensions of the top and bottomwingsof the flying machine, and'Fig. A5 is an enlarged view of half of thesection taken on the-line 3-3 of Fig. 2.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts throughoutYthe several figures of the drawings.

Referring to the drawings, a represents the center-frame of *my improvedflying machine. The center-frame ais made rectangular in shape andclosed at the top and bottom byV sheet-metal or other plates, the framebeing constructed of suitable tubes Specification of Letters Patent.

Patent-eu May 9, 1911. Renewed october 21, 1910. seiai No. 588,372.

connected vby aluminum corner-pieces. At both sides of the center-framea, and in one plane with the top-and bottom of the same, are arrangedeXtension-frames-a1,.the sides of which converge toward vertical -oblongJrames a2 at their outer ends. The centerranie a is also provided 'atits frontv and rear-ends with forwardly vand backwardly extendingportions a3, an1 having converging sides, and which carry at their.lapices the bearings for the horizontal front and rear steering planes b,.711. Thefront steering plane b is preferably madev rectangular andpivoted by short shafts b2 at its diagonallyopposite corners to `the4converging frontframes as, while the rear steering planeV b1 is Yalsosupported by short shafts b3 at diagonal corners in bearings of therear-frames a4, as shown clearly in Figs. land 2. To the verticalfront-rods of thecenter-frame a are applied vertical steering planes d,one at each side of the framez* Thehorizontal and verticalsteering-planes b, b1 and rZ are made of frames of'suitable tubing. andwebs of sheet-metal or other vsuitable material. The horizontalfrontandrear .steering-planes b,

b1. are' operated fron 'The seat of the operator y.by 'means of a handsteering wheel b4. which lis connected Aby'wmding-up pulleys b5 withsteel wire-cords '66,. passing over guide-pul-P .leys 57 to crankarms bson the pivot-shafts b2, ba'of the-front and rear-steering planes.

.A wue-cord b1 passing over guide-pu eys bu'at the upper part of theframe a connects the outer ends of cranks b at the ycorners off theplanes b, b1 `opposite from the cranks bs. This cord b1" serves to movetheplanes-b, b1 back against the action ofthe cord 66. The, verticalsteering planes (l are coni'fecte'd,V at their front-corners by apivot-IO'IClfrZ? and moved to the right or. left hand by a doubleWinding-'up pulley '(13, the shaft rl2 of'u'lxich turns in bearingssupported on the bottom of' the frame a, said winding-up pulley Il beingconnected by wire-cords (Z5 with the outer ends Vof the frames of thevertlcalstcermg planes (l and operated by a hand-'wheel a7- at .theinnerend of theshaft (72 as shown -in' The center-frame a is stitfenedat its upper part by two transverse truss-braces c to which are looselypivoted pendant rods e1, lthe lower eye-shaped ends pivotefl to thefront and rear-ends Aof a casing 'm1 containing a'motor 1n, of anyapproved construction. The upperendsof' the of 'which are and lshaftsplied crank-arms f 'ranged in the side-frames al .size and are made ofthin sheets of alumif with short crank-arms f3 having' hubs that Vto theshaft f,

suspension-rods el are piyoted to the lower part of the truss-braces' e,in such a manner that the motor-casing can swing in a lateral direction,but not in a direction at right angles thereto. The driving-shaft s ofthe motor extends through the rear-wall of the motor-casing and isprovided with a propeller p.

Laterally-extending'from the top and bottom-planes of the center-frame aare ara plurality of parallel feathers f, which are pivoted at theirinner and outer ends to the upper and lower rods vof the center-frameand end sideframe a2. In the drawings five parallel feathers are shown,but it is intended in a full-size flying machine to use about fifteen ormore feathers according to the size of the same. The feathers f are allof the same num which are bent at their ends around two transversesteel-wires f1 which are alway held under tension, as shown in F ig. 4.The transverse steel-wires are supported by longitudinalparallel leversf2, also of aluminum, which are provided at about onethird of theirlength from their upper ends are pivoted to the upper and lowerhorizontal rods of the center and side-frames, while the crank-arms f3are connected with steel-wire cords f5, (see Fig. 5). Cords f attachedto the two corners at each end of one feather of both top and bothbottom planes are guided over suitable pulleys f4 located at the centerof each end of each outer sideframe a2; The cords fw are crossed beforebeing passed around the pulleys f4, which are supported on horizontalshafts f* turning in bearings of the outer side-frames a2, f located insuitable bearings on the center-frame a. To the shafts f* are apwhichare connected by crank-arms fs applied the lower crank-arms f8 beingconnected by pivot-rods f1 having threaded ends engaging in oppositeends of the right and left threaded sleeve;ell on the hub of ahand-wheel f12 turning in central hanger-bearings at the bottom of themotoreasing m1 said handwheel being adapted to set. limultaneously boththe left-hand set of feathers and the right-hand set of feathersin thesame direction manually by the operator. The swinging motion of themotor-casing m causesl the position of the feathers to be changed by theintermediate motion-transmitting mechanism, so that the angle of thesame with the plane of the side-frames is increased or diminishedaccording to the wire-cords f" with greater or lsmaller swinging motionof the motor-easing to one side or the other of the I center-plane ofthemaehine. By turning the hand-wheel j, the angle of the feathers canbe changed so as to correspond with the speed, respectively with theload the machine is carrying.` When a gust of wind should strike theside extension-frames on the right hand side so as to raise the same,the motor-casing would be swung out of line with the longitudinalcenter-plane of the machine and would thereby decrease the angle of thefeathers With the horizontal plane on the raised side of the machine,While the angle of the feathers on the side eXtension-frames'at thedepressed side of the machine would have the angle of the feathersincreased. This would cause the `side extension-planes on the lower sideof the machine to be raised and the side extensionplanes on the higherside to be lowered, so as to produce thereby automatically the balancingof the machine.

A tiying machine with a single large aeroplane canv only be controlledunder very favorable weather conditions, as there' is always thepossibility of the Wind striking one of the Wings with great force at anangle of 90, which requires that the machine be constructed in such aWay that the area of the plane can be reduced from a surface area of100% down to 5% at a moments notice. This of course is almost impossiblewith a single aeroplane, would lose its balance great objection isentirely overcome in the flying machine described, for the reason thatthe slightest irregularity in wind-pressure causes the feathers toadjust themselves automatically so as to offer a greater or smaller areafor the Wind to act upon; but there are other advantages which aregained by adopting narrow feathers and arranging them in two planes, oneabove the other, namely, that the surface of resistance becomesconsiderably smaller, that higher speeds are possible, and also that agreater lifting power can be developed. It also divides up the center ofpressure into as many centers as there are extension-planes, whereby auniform lift is imparted to the machine, which cannot be accomplished bya single or double aeroplane flying machine, in which the shifting ofthe center of pressure tends to cause the ying machine to lose itsbalance.

Along bot-h sides of the convergingr frames of the side-extension-planesare arranged fixed stationary feathers f13 of triangular shape. Betweenthese fixed triangular side feathers, the plurality of tiltable feathersis arranged, as the space can be divided up so as to contain any desirednumber oftiltable feathers of equal size.

From the foregoing it appears that the improved Hying machine has'theadvantage of being readily balanced under any windpressure by theswinging motion o1" the suspended motor-casing and the tiltablc featherslocated in the upper and lower laterallyso that the machine and beupset. Thisl extending side-planes. This leaves the operator free toattend to the propelling and -steering mechanisms, which are of thewellknown construction. To the bottom of the center-frame are appliedlongitudinal parallelA truss-frames g, the front and rear-ends of whichare providedwith axles for supporting the hubs of four wheels g1 onwhich the flying machine is supported when on the ground. ,-By means oflthe wheels the flying machine is started,- a certain momentum beinggiven by the starting motion of the proclaim. as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent:

1. A flying machine consisting of a centerframe closed at the .top andbottom, extension side-frames at both sides of both top and bottomplanes of the center-frame, a motor-casing suspended from the top of thecenter frame, the motor-casing being capa-.

- ble of laterally-swinging motion but prevented from moving in adirection at right angels thereto, a plurality of tiltable featherslocated in the upper and lower extension side-frames and intermediatemechanisms connecting both ends `of the tiltable feathers with themotor-casing for permittingthe automatic adjustment of the feathers bythe tilting motion of the motor-casing.

2. A flying machine consisting of a prismatic central frame closed atthe top and bottom, pairs of upper and lower side-frames extendinglaterally from the top and bottom of the central frame and having endframes for holdingthem in spaced relation, stationary feathers at thefront and rear sides of the upper and lower side-frames, a plurality of)transversely extending tiltable feathers suspended in the upper andlower side-frames between the outer and inner end pieces thereof,a motorcasing pivotally susended from the central frame, and intermeiatemechanism connecting the tiltable feathers with said motor casing fortilting said feathers when said motor swings.

3. A iyin machine consisting of a prismatic centra frame closed at thetop and bottom, pairs of upper and lower side-frames extending laterallyfrom the top and bottom of the central frame and having end frames forholding them in spaced relation, stationary feathers at the front andrear sides of the upper and lower side-frames, a plurality oftransversely extending tiltable feathers suspended in the upper andlowerside-frames between the outer and inner end pieces thereof, a motorcasing pivotally suspended 'from the central frame, and intermediatemechamsm carried by said casmg Vand said frame and connecting saidcasing and said tiltable feathers for oscillating said feathers onopposite sides in opposite directions to each other as said casinswings, said mechanism being also adapted for manually adjusting theinclination'of said tiltable. feathers with respect to said side-framessimultaneously in the same direction.

4. A iying machine consisting of a prismatic central lframe closed atthe topv and bottom, pairs of upper and lower sideframes extendinglaterally from the topA and bottom of the central frame and having endframes for holding them in spaced relation, stationary feathers at thefront and rear sides of the upper and lower sideframes, .a plurality oftransversely extending tiltable feathers suspended in the upper `andlower side-frames between the outer and inner end pieces thereof, amotor casing pivotally suspended from the central frame, a laterallydisposed internal right and left threaded sleeve rotatably mounted onthe lower side of said casing but `held against translation with respectthereto, means for manually rotating said sleeve, threaded pivot rodsengaging 1n opposite ends of lsaid sleeve, and intermediate ,mechanismconnecting said rods and said tiltable feathers whereby longitudinalmovement of said rods tilts the feathers. y

5. A ying machine comprising a centerframe provided with a closed topand bottom, extension-planes at both sides of the center frame at thetop and bottom thereof,

a plurality of tiltable feathers in the upper and lower planes of theextension-frames, a motor-casing suspended to swing from the,center-frame and actuating mechanism between the motor-casing and thepivots of theA tiltable feathers for moving them automatically by theswinging of the motor-casing, the motor-casing Abeing suspended fromtransverse trusses of the center supporting frame in such a manner thatitsumotion can take place in lateral direction, but not in a directionat right angles thereto.

6. A iying machine comprising a center- -frame provided with a closedtop and bottom, extension-frames at both sides of the top and bottomplanes of the center-frame, a plurality of tiltable feathers in theupper and lower planes of the extension-frames, a motor-casing suspendedto swing from the center-frame, actuatingmechanism between themotor-casing and the pivots of the tiltable feathers for setting themautomatically by the lateral swinging of the motor-casing, themotor-casing being, suspended fr om transverse trusses'of the centersupport-mg frame in such a manner that its `motioncan take place inlateral direction, but not 1n a direction at rightanfrles thereto, and apropcller on the motor-s aft.

7L A flying machine comprising a center- `between the .motor-casing andthe pivots of the tiltable feathers for moving them automatically by thelateral swinging of the mctor-casing, a propeller on the motor-shaft, fAhorizontal and vertical steerin planes, and

means for operating the same om the cen-- ter-frame. A 4

8. A iying machine, comprising a centerframe closed at the top andbottom, extension-frames at both sidesof the top and bottom-planes ofthe center-frame, a plurality of tiltable :feathers in the upper planesof the extension-frames, a laterally swinging motor-casing suspendedfrom the centerframe, actuating mechanism between the motor-Casin andthe tiltable feathers for oscillating t e feathers in oppositedirection, Aand means for simultaneously and manuall7 adjusting thetiltable feathers in thesame` direction.

In testimony, that I `claim the foregoing .l

as my invention, I have signed my name in presence of two subscribinWitnesses.

- p OTT HASELAU Witnesses:

PAUL GOEPEL, HENRY J. SUHRBIER.

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